by admin | Apr 19, 2016 | Measurement
If you’ve ever wondered how life outside the classroom affects students’ school performance, a new initiative from Harvard student researchers might provide some answers. Read more at the “By All Means: Redesigning Education to Restore Opportunity”...
by Taylor Riordan | Mar 29, 2016 | Measurement
The process of becoming a scorer at Questar is not a new topic for me, and in previous blogs I have attempted to give a first-hand glimpse at the qualifications it takes to set foot through our doors. That process of grooming good scorers has taken years — and like a...
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Measurement
In April 2013, I worked with colleagues to create, distribute, and analyze a survey that asked high school counselors about the viability of a career readiness assessment for high school students. This blog post is a continuation of that discussion (see a summary of...
by admin | Jan 11, 2016 | Measurement
Everyone’s heard of “critical thinking” and “problem solving,” but what do these terms really mean and how do they interact? Can a person be good at critical thinking but not at problem solving, or vice versa? These terms appear in many state academic content...
by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Measurement
The terms “creativity” and “innovation” are often used conjunctly and interchangeably. For example, a test may be viewed as a tool that measures and evaluates a person’s creativity and innovation. Interviewing a potential employee may entail...
by admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Assessment Design, Measurement
This is a re-post of Dr. Canda Mueller’s popular “Performance Assessments – Part 2” originally posted April 2, 2015 In Performance Assessments – Part 1, we discussed what is meant by the term “performance assessment,” as well as some of its pros and cons. In this...
